Wednesday, September 15, 2010

I use to scoff and laugh at people who talked about "Murphy's Law". I thought it to be a joke. Never laugh at such things...You would know - Murphy's Law has decided to take up residency on my doorstep.

{Murphy's law is an adage or epigram that is typically stated as: "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong"...}

I was thrilled a week ago to find out my husband would be going out of town to work. I immediately had visions of grandeur. I envisioned nights filled with me taking charge of the remote - controlling the T.V. watching whatever struck my fancy! Evenings of going to bed when I wanted and running the house MY way. I dreamed of sleeping all night long in a bed all to my lonesome. I was going to cook foods that he does not like and maybe even eat dessert first! I was going to leave dishes in the sink, let the water run when I brushed my teeth and hit the snooze button as much as I wanted! It was going to be SO much fun!

Shame on me.

He had just left when I pulled into the kids school to notice white smoke neatly curling out from under my hood. Strangers drove by rolling their windows down to tell me "Your car is on fire!!" I got the kids out and called my husband who was on his way to Big Bear. I frantically told him he HAD to come figure out the problem as he could not possibly leave me without a car for a week! I was now late to school and was to work in the classroom. Fine start to the day.

He came and fixed the leaking power steering hose and then got a late start up the mountain {sorry dear}. I proceed on with the days events which included a run to the store for dinner ingredients, coaching Trevan's Soccer Practice and going to the Post Office. At 11:00pm I was elated at the thought of dropping into bed alone...dog tired.

I had just pulled the covers over me as I heard the most terrible coughing coming from the kids room. I went in to find Trevan having the worst Asthma Attack he had ever had. He started gasping and choking then throwing up. He soon passed out. I threw clothes on, called my mom and got him to the E.R. I was there until 3:00am. My son had a bad case of the Croup.

Lovely.

I had to get to Court the next morning at 8:00am - to be there for Taylor's Sentencing for a Probation Violation.

{ here was good old Murphy's Law again }

Exhausted, I came home to sleep a handful of hours then woke up to the dilemma of "what now?". I had no one to care for Trevan as my mom had taken a temp job for this week. I was forced to keep Trenton home to watch him as I went to Court. {Murphy's Law}

I got to the Courthouse to find that the Public Defender had not gotten a call from the Rehab. She told me to return at 1:30pm and the judge would see Taylor then. I returned home to call the doctor to have Trevan seen only to be told that the doctor would not be in until Friday! {Murphy's Law}

I went back to the Courthouse yet again, only to sit through a heartbreaking 2 hours. The Judge was not pleased that he had to return to Court after lunch and had decided to throw the book at Taylor. He said he wanted to just give him jail time in lieu of allowing him to return to Rehab. I was so emotionally and physically drained that I wanted to just run away!

So much for my "fun". I spent the next days caring for not only one sick boy, but two. Turner woke up that morning with the Croup too. {Murphy's Law strikes again!} Friday rolled in with no pomp nor circumstance. Yes, it was indeed the 22nd Anniversary of my Marriage - or "Marital Confinement" as I have come to know it. My husband was still on a mountain working. No love letter, no flowers, no nice dinner by candlelight, nada...nothing. Zip, zilch.

In the days since, we have muddled along with our new school routine. Boys back in school, we just have to do breathing treatments and inhalers plus meds at night. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday I work in the classrooms. Tuesday and Thursdays we have Soccer Practice. Saturday is Game Day, Sunday is "Go See Taylor Day". Next week we will start back to Kids Small Groups at Church where the kids go to Class and Trenton and I serve on Wednesday nights. Chugging along like the lil engine that could...I think I can, I think I can... I try to smile and be thankful for each day.

If only good ol' Murphy would take his "Law" and move on...last night the "check engine light" came on in my car and today Stace's truck just stopped working... what next? Or do I dare ask?

A bit frazzled today, I decided to make some gourmet cookies. I got all the items I thought I needed only to come home and find I forgot the SUGAR...{Murphy's Law strikes again...darn it!}

So, now here I sit. Ready to dawn my pajamas at 4:15pm. I have meat marinating for dinner and am praying I will find the energy to cook it. No cookie baking tonight. I sure wish I had a darn cupcake to eat right about now!

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